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Issue: World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #24
Publication Date: February 2013
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Issues: #24 of 145 Issues (192 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: Newsstand
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: The Archie LibraryView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 07189646850224
Price: $3.99 USD
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Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
35 (28 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: digest size
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Chuck Clayton; Nancy Woods
First Line: Hey guys! Why don't we take the bus?
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The Ultimate Musical Videogame

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): The Archies [Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle]
Synopsis: The Archies give their input on a musical video game that will feature them.
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Footwear Folly

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Hiram Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica stubbornly refuses to admit her very fashionable boots aren't practical in the heavy snows of this year's Riverdale winter.
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A Model Project

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis: When Mr. Lodge wants Archie out of his house, Jughead has Archie sign up for arts-and-crafts workshops at the town hall.
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Brrrrr!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Mr. Andrews keeps the house extremely cold, so Archie and Jughead go out to seek warmth.
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Critics' Choice

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Archie, Miss Grundy, and Mr. Weatherbee cheer up a depressed Betty, who has little confidence in her paintings.
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Hostess With The Mostess

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Miss Beazly; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Miss Beazly tries to remake her image by being the cafeteria Maitre D' rather than head lunch lady.
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Where's My Mop?

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Svenson
Synopsis: Unscramble all of the letters with dots to find the location of Svenson's mop.
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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Cosmo the Merry Martian
Character(s): Cosmo the Merry Martian; Orbi
First Line: How does it feel, Orbi...
Synopsis: Introduction to the Cosmo the Merry Martian section. Features Issue 1 cover.
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The Great Gillywump Hunt! (Chapter 1)

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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Cosmo the Merry Martian
Character(s): Cosmo; Orbi; Moonlings
Synopsis: Cosmo and Orbi go to investigate the Gillywump, a creature that is feared by all Martians and lives on the dark side of the moon.
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Sneezy Does It! (Chapter 2)

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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Cosmo the Merry Martian
Character(s): Cosmo; Orbi; The Gillywump; Moonlings
Synopsis: Cosmo and Orbi meet the Gillywump, a blue creature with a huge nose and a cold. After expressing his loneliness, he goes to live with the Moonlings. Later, everybody goes to Earth to get pills to cure the Gillywump's cold.
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Down To Earth! (Chapter 3)

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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Cosmo the Merry Martian
Character(s): Cosmo; Orbi; The Gillywump; Moonlings; Professor Thimk; Astra
Synopsis: The trip to Earth proves more harmful than helpful, with drug stores not carrying pills anymore, the Gillywump getting lost, and Cosmo and Orbi ending up atop a high rise. When the Gillywump saves them, the fall knocks his cold out of him. Meanwhile, Professor Thimk and Astra board a rocket to the Moon.
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Winter Work!

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Cross out every letter in a box containing an odd number to find out what "The Bee" would rather be doing.
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Sheer Gratitude

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Svenson
Synopsis: When Mr. Weatherbee turns 65 and is forced to retire, Archie starts a petition to keep him at the school.
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The Fabulous Four

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Slade Thompson; Pop Tate; Coach Kleats
Synopsis: When Central High's "chief spy, cheat, crook, con man, and all around bad guy" Slade Thompson is seen at Riverdale High, Archie enacts a plan to keep Slade away.
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The Music Man

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers
Synopsis: Archie plays guitar for Veronica and annoys Mr. Lodge.
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Sub Flub

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle]
Synopsis: When Reggie and Veronica play hooky and go skiing rather than rehearsing, the remaining Archies end up playing a gig at Reggie and Veronica's resort.
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The Old Touch

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee decides to exercise with the basketball team and does exceptionally well, leading Archie and Jughead to try and avoid his bragging.
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A Fair Fight

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
Synopsis: Archie tries to break up one of Betty and Veronica's fights.
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Every Which Way But Jughead

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Professor Werner Von Ludwig; Serena; Eastwood (an ape)
Synopsis: Archie, Reggie, and Jughead get a job helping out a scientist who is doing DNA testing. When Eastwood, an ape, is found wearing Jughead's crown, Archie and Reggie believe that the ape is Jughead and they try to change him back.
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Extra Sensory Palaver

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead don't believe in extra-sensory perception until they notice that the girls can carry on a conversation while never completing a sentence.
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Only Dreamin'

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty imagines Archie more creatively than he is: as a vampire, a pirate, and a spy.
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Romantic Work-Out

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Alice Cooper
Synopsis: Archie bets Betty a dinner date that her aerobics workout isn't as strenuous as she makes it out to be.
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Super Sleuth

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Archie and Jughead try to prove that Betty did not steal Veronica's emerald ring.
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Boy-Joy

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Miss Grundy; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: Ethel lists boys as one of her extracurricular activities.
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Game Aim

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Betty and Archie play a board game created by Betty.
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Genres: horror, humorous, occult
Feature(s): Tales Calculated To Drive You Bats
First Line: My husband says we'll take it!
Synopsis: Introduction to the Tales Calculated To Drive You Bats section. Features a cropped version of the cover to issue 1, with the text above "Bats" rewritten.
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The Life of Igor

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Genres: horror, humorous, occult
Feature(s): Igor
Character(s): Igor; Freddie; Dr. Krankenstein; Dracula
Synopsis: A peek into Igor's early adult life. We see Igor assist Dr. Krankenstein in making a monster, but Igor accidentally gives the monster "Madison Ave. brains" instead of "genius brains". Then, Igor awakes Dracula at the wrong time because South Transylvania is practicing Daylight Savings Time.
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The 13th Marshal

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Karl
Synopsis: Bats presents the first "horror western", a story about a marshal who battles monsters.
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The Puzzle of Planet Pluto

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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Synopsis: One rocket crew on Pluto tries to find another.
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On The Menu Puzzle

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Miss Beazly; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis: Unscramble today's lunch menu items.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: Finished, Archie?
Synopsis: Archie accidentally hands a note in to Miss Grundy with his homework.
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Wrong Song

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis: Ethel complains that there is no song named for her, until Jughead points out the song "Hound Dog".
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Goodbye Ol' Paint

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee assigns Archie to the task of carrying paint to the custodian's work shop.
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Everything's Archie (Digest Version)

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Synopsis: Information on the month's comics, with special recognition given to Archie #639, Kevin Keller #6, and Life With Archie #25.
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